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Lot 660 D

Mattia Moreni - Paesaggio

Auction 1005 - overview Cologne
01.12.2012, 11:00 - Contemporary Art
Estimate: 30.000 € - 40.000 €
Result: 51.240 € (incl. premium)

Oil on canvas 90 x 147 cm, framed. Signed and dated 'Moreni 58' lower right. The reverse titled 'PAESAGGIO'. - The lateral margins with some rubbing due to framing.

Mattia Moreni was one of the most important representatives of abstract Italian post-war art. Together with Emilio Vedova, Giuseppe Santomaso, Ennio Morlotti, Renato Birolli, Antonio Corpora, Giulio Turcato and Afro Basaldella he was a member of the Gruppo degli Otto (Group of Eight), founded in 1952. Moreni took part in Documenta I and Documenta II.

Certificate

To be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonné compiled by the Archivio Mattia Moreni, Bologna.